Efficient ITO-free polymer solar cells with pitch-converted carbon nanosheets as novel solution-processable transparent electrodes

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Na, Seok In ^a   Lee, Jae Seon ^b,c   Noh, Yong Jin ^a,b   Kim, Tae Wook ^b   Kim, Seok Soon ^d   Joh, Han Ik ^b   Lee, Sungho ^b,c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^d Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanosheets; Conjugated polymers; Organic solar cells; Pitch; Transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOSHEETS; HEAT-TREATMENT PROCESS; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PITCH; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

CARBON; CARBON FILMS; CARBONIZATION; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; FILM PREPARATION; NANOSHEETS; POLYMER FILMS; QUARTZ; TIN OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84876272569     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.019     Document Type: Article

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